Our View: Video Podcasting on the PC with the Flip Video Camera

This space is designed to provide users an introduction to the use of Flip video cameras in the classroom for digital storytelling projects.

Session Agenda

Overview of the Flip Video Camera

Tips for Recording and Editing Audio

Tips for Recording Voiceovers

Podcasting with Audacity

Video Podcast Hosts

Places to Upload your Videos for Free

Session Agenda

8:30-8:45 Introductions
8:45-9:30 AM: Getting started with your Flip camera
9:30-10:35 AM: Storyboarding/Filming
10:35-10:45 AM Break
10:45-12:00: Extracting Video in Windows MovieMaker/Editing
12:00-12:45 LUNCH
12:45-1:30 PM: Adding Still Images
1:30-2:20 PM: Recording Voiceovers in Audacity
2:20-2:30 PM Break
2:30-3:30 Final Edits/Upload to a Video Sharing site.

Should they be working in pairs?
How long for lunch?

Overview of the Flip Video Camera

Editing can be accomplished in many ways. If you are on a PC, then you can use Windows MovieMaker which is free and already installed on most PCs.

Windows Movie Maker

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/moviemaker/default.mspx

Windows Movie Maker is video creating/editing software bundled with the Microsoft Windows operating system since Windows Me. It contains features such as effects, transitions, titles/credits, audio track, timeline narration, and Auto Movie. New effects and transitions can be made and existing ones can be modified using XML code.
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_Movie_Maker

MovieMaker Resources

http://edtech.kennesaw.edu/nisa/moviemaker.htm
http://www.mightycoach.com/articles/mm2/index.html
www.ctap2.org/documents/Windows_MovieMaker_ResourcesWEB.pdf
http://www.saskschools.ca/resources/techref/moviemaker/movie.html

Audacity

http://audacity.sourceforge.net/

Audacity is free, open-source, cross-plaftform software for recording and editing sounds and voiceovers. It can be used to extract audio from video files, record voiceovers for presentations and videos, and produce podcasts.